Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Nicholson, Ben, 1894-1982.
2. Campbell, Louise
3. Martin, Simon, 1979-
4. De Waal, Edmund
5. Weller, Louise
6. Pallant House Gallery, host institution

Description

1. 136 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 26 cm

Summary

1. Throughout his career, Ben Nicholson (1894 - 1982) transformed everyday homewares into extraordinary experiments in abstract art. Nicholson's studio was filled with objects that inspired him. From patterned mocha-ware jugs and cut glass goblets to spanners, hammers and chisels, these ordinary personal possessions were a source of almost endless inspiration to the artist. This exhibition brings together for the first time Nicholson's paintings, reliefs, prints and drawings alongside his rarely seen personal possessions and studio tools. It traces how the artist's style developed, from his early traditional tabletop still lifes to his later abstract works. Still life was at the heart of Nicholson's artistic practice. Through these humble items, he began to experiment with form and colour. His early works in particular owed inspiration to his father, the painter William Nicholson. The exhibition will also trace the artistic and personal influences on Nicholson's evolutionary still life style from the 1920s to the 1970s. It will explore his time with Winifred Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth, as well as his encounters with other Modernist greats, Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian.

Subject

1. Nicholson, Ben, 1894-1982 > Criticism and interpretation
2. Nicholson, Ben, 1894-1982 > Exhibitions
3. Nicholson, Ben, 1894-1982
4. Art, British > 20th century > Exhibitions
5. Painting, British > 20th century > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Call number

1. JQF 21-1676

Note

1. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at Pallant House Gallery from 26 June to 24 October 2021.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index

Author

1. Beard, Lee, author.

Title

1. Ben Nicholson : from the studio / Lee Beard, Louise Campbell, Simon Martin, Edmund de Waal, Louise Weller.

Publisher

1. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : Pallant House Gallery, [2021]

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index

Added author

1. Nicholson, Ben, 1894-1982. Works. Selections.
2. Campbell, Louise, author.
3. Martin, Simon, 1979- author.
4. De Waal, Edmund, author.
5. Weller, Louise, author.
6. Pallant House Gallery, host institution.

ISBN

1. 1869827775 hardcover
2. 9781869827779 hardcover

Research call number

1. JQF 21-1676